WOLVES' derby day hero Jay Bothroyd basked in the limelight of another supersub performance before insisting: "It's the three points that matters most."

Just as at Leeds earlier in the season the enigmatic striker came off the bench to notch a dramatic winner, his first goal in five months accounting for Albion and prompting frenzied celebrations at a white-hot Molineux yesterday.

Bothroyd has suffered various injury problems this season, and has recently been kept out by the form of Andy Keogh and Stephen Ward, but was the toast of the Black Country after his 83rd minute finish.

"It's been a difficult season so far, up and down because I've been injured so much," he reflected. "Every time I started to feel good about myself I got injured again.

"So it was great to come off the bench and get the winning goal. The gaffer turned to me and said `do you fancy a bit of this?'

"Of course I said yes, but after doing a few sprints I went to the toilet and when he looked round to send me on I wasn't there! I did manage to get on in the end and as happy as I was with my goal I'm just happy that we won from what was a superb team performance."

Bothroyd also lifted the lid on the banter shared with Albion keeper Dean Kiely, a former team-mate from Charlton.

"When we came out for the second half I asked him if he could remember how good my left foot was," added the striker. "When he made a save from my first touch he said he was an old boy but could still get down to those shots.

"Fortunately I managed to beat him next time but he's a great lad and a great keeper."

Bothroyd also shrugged off the booking picked up for his delighted celebrations shared with fans in Wolves' Family Enclosure.

"Some geezer in the crowd just called me over so I went over," he laughed. "He should pay my fine!

"To be honest though if it means I've scored the winner for Wolves against West Brom I'd take a booking every time."